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15yo kid's revolutionary cancer test video

A 15-year-old school student has developed a new test that could detect cancerous tumours before they become too advanced to treat.

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NZ diabetes patients could join lawsuit

An Australian law firm is calling on New Zealanders to get involved in a US class action if they think they have developed cancer by taking diabetes pills.

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Michelle Dickinson

This week in science news - May 15, 2013 video

Nanotechnology expert Michelle Dickinson appeared on Firstline this morning to discuss the week's top science news.

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Angelina Jolie (AAP)

Angelina has double mastectomy video

Angelina Jolie has undergone a preventative double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.

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Cheech and Chong (Reuters)

Chong: 'Magic plant' cured cancer

Comedian and stoner icon Tommy Chong is celebrating after he was declared cancer-free.

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For fireman Fred McFall, today's event was particularly special

Fireman's tribute to lost son video

More than 500 firefighters raced up Auckland's Sky City tower today for the annual Firefighters Stair Challenge fundraiser for leukaemia and blood cancer.

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Screening finds 60 cancer sufferers

Early stage bowel cancer has been found in 60 people during the first year of a pilot bowel screening programme.

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Patients will be given personalised drug prescriptions

Personalised cancer treatment shows promise video

People with cancer may soon be given a new form of treatment which singles out genes that are linked to the disease.

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The humidifier cut hospital admissions and halved the time patients spent in hospital

Humidifier eases cancer patients' pain video

New Zealand doctors have successfully trialled a machine that dramatically reduces the suffering of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

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It's important to avoid sun damage from a young age

Promising signs in melanoma research video

People are being warned to watch out for signs of skin cancer, with cases of melanoma on the rise.

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A doctor holds an Indian-made cancer drug (AAP)

Drug giant loses India patent case

India's Supreme Court has rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision.

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Cancer researchers have found new DNA markers (file)

New DNA markers for cancer found video

An international cancer study involving 100 institutions and 200,000 people has uncovered important DNA signposts.

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Noel Gallagher

Gallagher slams 'middle class' bands

Noel Gallagher has accused several top-name bands of "wriggling out" of his charity concerts in London.

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A geiger counter is seen at Douhou Kindergarten, located about 50 km (31 miles) from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Reuters)

Small cancer risk after Fukushima

A new report says the slightly higher risk of cancer is so small it probably won't be detectable.

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Many of the chemicals are used every day in our homes, schools and offices (file)

Household products linked to cancer video

A new report has found growing evidence that manmade chemicals are behind a global surge in cancer, birth defects and infertility cases.

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Angus Little is fighting a brain tumour

Angus Little gets help for his big fight video

Campbell Live tonight played a bit of backyard cricket with the BlackCaps.

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Trials on cancer patients will begin soon (file)

New tumour-based cancer trials start in NZ video

Scientists are trialling a new technique that aims to fight every cancerous tumour individually.

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Sally Roberts (L) and her son Neon

Plea for UK PM to help Neon Roberts

An Auckland-born woman who lost a court battle to stop her son having radiotherapy has written an open letter to British PM David Cameron asking for help.

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The Franks family home in Glen Innes

Cancer fundraising at Santa display video

In the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes, one woman's spectacular Santa display is making light of a dark situation.

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Sally Roberts and her seven-year-old son Neon

Cancer boy's Kiwi mum renews fight video

A NZ woman has renewed her British court fight to prevent her 7yo son from having radiotherapy for a brain tumour.

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